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Places › Scotland › South Scotland › Dumfries and Galloway Getting here
55.24075, -3.76490
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Drumlanrig Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Drumlanrig Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bog Groove-moss · last seen 2023; Plants — Bog Groove-moss · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Kirkpatrick Macmillan Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref KM Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Mercat Cross, Thornhill
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Wildlife to spot
5,848 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,848 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Swallow · Swift · Yellowhammer · House Martin +45
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Martin Delichon urbicum Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dipper Cinclus cinclus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Linnet Linaria cannabina Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Field Vole · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Oedemera virescens +10
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Green Dock Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,848 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Swallow · Swift · Yellowhammer · House Martin +45
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Martin Delichon urbicum Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goosander Mergus merganser Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dipper Cinclus cinclus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Linnet Linaria cannabina Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Field Vole · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Oedemera virescens +10
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Green Dock Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gastrophysa viridula
Gastrophysa viridula
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Aphis (Aphis) rumicis Aphis (Aphis) rumicis
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